treasury bonds
U.S. 30-Year Bonds Fall After Demand Weakens at $15 Billion Sale
published May 12th 2016, 4:13 pm, by Alexandra Scaggs (Bloomberg) —Treasuries fell after a $15 billion sale of 30-year bonds, the last of three U.S. debt auctions this week, drew the weakest demand since February. U.S. yields rose as the sale garnered the week’s smallest number of bids submitted for
Move Over Greece: For Treasuries Traders, Today Is About the Fed
©2015 Bloomberg News NQU7T66K50XU (Bloomberg) — For Treasuries investors, Thursday will be all about the Federal Reserve. It’s the day the Labor Department will probably say U.S. employers added more than 200,000 jobs for the 15th time in 16 months, backing the case for higher interest rates as early as
Bloomberg Business: Treasuries Poised to Beat Stocks in March on Economic Outlook
©2015 Bloomberg News NM1YF16K50XZ (Bloomberg) — Treasuries were poised to outperform U.S. shares this month — even after the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied to a record. U.S. government securities have returned 0.5 percent through Monday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The Dow Jones index couldn’t hold its gains, falling
Bloomberg Business: Treasuries Losing Yield Advantage Over Group of Seven Peers
©2015 Bloomberg News NLQVJT6K50YF (Bloomberg) — U.S. government bonds are losing their advantage over their peers. Ten-year Treasuries yielded 1 percentage point more than the average for Group of Seven countries, with the premium dropping from 1.2 percentage points as recently as March 12. Treasuries rose and yields fell Tuesday